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December 2018 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf
December 2018 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf
From the Stars in the Sky to the Fish in the Sea
By Kai Cheng Thom, illustrated by Wai-Yant Li and Kai Yun Ching. Arsenal Pulp Press, 2017. 40 pages. $17.95/hardcover; $9.99/eBook.…
Reviewed by Margaret Walden
December 2018 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf
Where Are You Hiding, God?
By Elisabeth Zartl. Westminster John Knox Press, 2017. 24 pages. $12/hardcover. Recommended for ages 4–8. Since the original title of…
Reviewed by Margaret Crompton
December 2018 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf
Write to Me: Letters from Japanese American Children to the Librarian They Left Behind
By Cynthia Grady, illustrated by Amiko Hirao. Charlesbridge, 2018. 32 pages. $16.99/hardcover; $9.99/eBook. Recommended for ages 4–8. When some of…
Reviewed by Ann Birch
December 2018 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf
Rescue and Jessica: A Life-Changing Friendship
By Jessica Kensky and Patrick Downes, illustrated by Scott Magoon. Candlewick Press, 2018. 32 pages. $16.99/hardcover or eBook. Recommended for…
Reviewed by James Foritano
December 2018 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf
Manjhi Moves a Mountain
By Nancy Churnin, illustrated by Danny Popovici. Creston Books, 2017. 32 pages. $17.99/hardcover. Recommended for ages 5–9. This lovely book…
Reviewed by Anne Nydam
December 2018 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf
If My Moon Was Your Sun
By Andreas Steinhöfel, illustrated by Nele Palmtag, translated by Matthew O. Anderson, music composed by Georges Bizet and Sergei Prokofiev.…
Reviewed by Vickie LeCroy
December 2018 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf
Mustaches for Maddie
By Chad Morris and Shelly Brown. Shadow Mountain, 2017. 256 pages. $16.99/hardcover; $7.99/paperback or eBook. Recommended for ages 8–11. Wow!…
Reviewed by Lucinda Hathaway
December 2018 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf
Railroad of Courage
By Dan Rubenstein and Nancy Dyson. Ronsdale Press, 2017. 162 pages. $11.95/paperback; $9.99/eBook. Recommended for ages 9–12. Against the stark…
Reviewed by Jerry Mizell Williams
December 2018 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf
The Triumphant Tale of the House Sparrow
By Jan Thornhill. Groundwood Books, 2018. 44 pages. $18.95/hardcover; $16.95/eBook. Recommended for ages 9–12. Jan Thornhill has created a beautiful…
Reviewed by Katie Green
December 2018 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf
You Are Mighty: A Guide to Changing the World
By Caroline Paul, illustrated by Lauren Tamaki. Bloomsbury Children’s Books, 2018. 128 pages. $17.99/hardcover; $12.59/eBook. Recommended for ages 9 and…
Reviewed by Sandy and Tom Farley
December 2018 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf
Meet Me at the Well: The Girls and Women of the Bible
By Jane Yolen and Barbara Diamond Goldin, illustrated by Vali Mintzi. Charlesbridge, 2018. 112 pages. $18.99/hardcover; $10.99/eBook. Recommended for ages…
Reviewed by Paul Buckley
December 2018 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf
Roses and Radicals: The Epic Story of How American Women Won the Right to Vote
By Susan Zimet with Todd Hasak-Lowy. Viking, 2018. 168 pages. $19.99/hardcover; $10.99/eBook. Recommended for ages 10 and up. An accessible…
Reviewed by Gwen Gosney Erickson
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From the Stars in the Sky to the Fish in the Sea
December 1, 2018
Where Are You Hiding, God?
December 1, 2018
Write to Me: Letters from Japanese American Children to the Librarian They Left Behind
December 1, 2018